OKLAHOMA CITY – On Monday, January 15, 2024, organizers and community leaders will be the honored guests to commemorate the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Hosted
There were many tributes happening around the state honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. In Cheshire, there was an anti-racism children’s march. Hundreds of.
Ice the Beef offers young people in New Haven programs and actives of their interest. Patterson started as a rapper and got involved in debate, public speaking and advocacy. He was once the Youth Lt. Governor of the state and is now interested in studying political science.
Shareef is the outreach director for Ice the Beef and says their work helps show young people the power of activism.
“We are helping our youth understand the political system, how it works and where we can gain from it,” said Shareef. He said it helps them learn they have a voice in the system, and they can hold elected officials accountable.
Shreveport native helps establish Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day as holiday on college campus
âThey werenât really letting students or faculty celebrate the holidayâ Whittier College students gather in January 2020 in support of establishing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day as an official holiday on the campus. (Source: Journee Bradford) By Destinee Patterson | January 17, 2021 at 7:12 PM CST - Updated January 18 at 4:00 PM
SHREVEPORT, La. (KSLA) â Journee Bradford carried her leadership skills with her from C.E. Byrd High School in Shreveport to Whittier College in Los Angeles.
As president of the collegeâs Black Student Association at that time, she immediately took initiative when she realized the institution did not recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day as an official holiday.